Component Type: Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation.

Affected Versions: version 2.8.3 and below, 3.0.0 to 3.0.1

Vulnerability Type: Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: Low

Suggested CVSS v2.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C (What’s that?)

Problem Description: The extension fails to properly sanitize user input. The vulnerability is exploitable only if the TypoScript setting search.keepExistingParametersForNewSearches is enabled (which is disabled by default).

Solution: Updated versions 2.8.4 and 3.0.2 are available from the TYPO3 Extension Manager and at http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/solr/2.8.4/t3x/ and http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/solr/3.0.2/t3x/. Users of the extension are advised to update the extension as soon as possible.

Credits: Credits go to Hendrik Nadler who discovered and reported the issue.

 

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